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Cybersecurity at York University

York University, Canada

Programme overview

Cybersecurity (BA/BSc) prepares students to protect the systems that banks, hospitals and other organizations rely on, covering risk identification, threat prevention and building secure software, networks and IoT systems, built on computer science and math foundations.

Faculty: Lassonde School of Engineering  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Intake: Fall, Winter  |  Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Identifying and stopping cyber threats, building secure software, networks and IoT systems, applying AI to threat detection and automated responses, plus computer science and math foundations.

Career pathways

Network-security professional, computer forensics expert, cryptographer, information security analyst, security analyst, threat intelligence analyst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario OSSD BA: ENG4U, MHF4U, one additional 4U math plus three more 4U/M. BSc additionally requires SCH4U or SPH4U. Final average of 78% required; math average at least 75%.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate classes begin in Winter (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September); Fall 2027 (September) is the main intake with the January 2027 and May 2027 starts also listed.

Application deadlines for most programmes: Winter 2027 (January) entry November 18, 2026; Summer 2027 (May) entry April 1, 2027; Fall 2027 (September) entry January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students and March 24, 2027 for out-of-province high school, international and university/college transfer and mature applicants. Applications are accepted until each programme is full.

Exceptions: Direct Entry Nursing and Nursing Second Entry apply by February 1; Nursing Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses by June 1; Schulich BBA and Social Work (BSW) accept no applications after January 15. Supplementary application deadlines for Fall 2027: Schulich BBA February 1, 2027; Creative Writing February 5, 2027; AMPD BFA/BDes programmes February 5, 2027; Concurrent Education March 19, 2027; Glendon International Studies & Business Administration March 31, 2027; Social Work February 16, 2027.

Applications are made through OUAC, or through the York University application for mature, international and transfer applicants, visiting students and certificate applicants; the York University application fee is $140 (non-refundable, Visa, Visa Debit or MasterCard). AMPD BFA/BDes programmes require a $20 supplementary application fee within the OUAC application.

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